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FT on UK aerospace today

16/11/2009

Boeing to test fly Dreamliner by year's end
The FT reports on Boeing's firm belief that the first test flight for Boeing's Dreamliner 787 is still on track for the end of 2009.

Rolls-Royce engine tops 1,000 sales
Airbus has announced at the Dubai air show on Sunday that Ethiopian Airlines will be buying 12 of the new A350 XWB passenger jets. Powered by the Trent XWB engine, Rolls-Royce's order total sale of engines for the year is now past 1,000.

Environment: Industry seizes the initiative on emissions
The FT reports on the aerospace initiatives that will see it cutting carbon dioxide emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels.

 


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